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tencha

tencha noun: partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.

Noun

tencha (uncountable)

  1. Partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.

Origin of tencha

Japanese 碾茶

Questions about tencha

What does tencha mean?
Tencha means partially processed tea leaves that will be used to make matcha.
What part of speech is tencha?
Tencha is a noun.

Words near tencha in the dictionary

  1. Tenbury Wells
  2. Tenby
  3. Tenby Point
  4. tencephalon
  5. tench
  6. tencha
  7. tenches
  8. Tencza
  9. Tenczas
  10. tend
  11. tend bar

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